Herpes simplex encephalitis: An audit of the use of laboratory diagnostic tests

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 325-330

  Chataway, J ^a   Davies, N W S ^a,b   Farmer, S ^a   Howard, R S ^a   Thompson, E J ^a   Ward, K N ^c  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; BRAIN BIOPSY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 3042597822     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hch058     Document Type: Review

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